Porterville Municipal Code Art. XII Special Events

No person or organization shall hold or cause to be held any community civic event utilizing airport facilities, involving the assembly of more than ten (10) aircraft and/or thirty (30) people, outside of normal prescribed airport operations, without first obtaining a community civic event permit from the city. (Ord. 1652 § B, 4-20-2004)

An applicant for a community civic event shall submit an application to the city council. Such application shall include the name and address of the sponsoring organization, those principal persons involved, the scope and extent of the proposed event, and the number of persons and/or aircraft anticipated to attend. (Ord. 1652 § B, 4-20-2004)

Applications for a community civic event shall be evaluated on the basis of relative merit, compatibility with airport operations, anticipated benefit to the airport, the public, and the city of Porterville, and the compatibility with allowed uses for city and airport property. (Ord. 1652 § B, 4-20-2004)

No application for an airport special events permit shall be approved which unduly creates additional hazard or liability exposure to the public, the airport, or the city of Porterville. (Ord. 1652 § B, 4-20-2004)

Each applicant for an airport special events permit shall provide adequate liability insurance in a form and by an underwriter approved by the state of California, to those minimum limits as specified by the city. Said insurance shall include coverage for liability and property damage, and insurance against liability for personal injury including accidental death, as well as liability for property damage which may arise in any way during the term of the permit. Such insurance shall remain in effect during that period of time of the event as specified in the special events permit. Each policy covering the special event on the airport shall name the city of Porterville as an additional primary insured without offset to the city's own liability insurance. (Ord. 1652 § B, 4-20-2004)

A. Each applicant for an airport special events permit who proposes to involve more than thirty (30) persons outside of normal airport operations for said event shall submit a crowd control/operations plan to the airport manager/airport operations supervisor for review and approval. Such plan shall include, but not be limited to, provisions for the following as pertains to the proposed event:

• 1. Vehicle parking.
• 2. Transient (spectator) aircraft parking.
• 3. Participant aircraft parking.
• 4. Static display area.
• 5. Spectator area.
• 6. Crowd line.
• 7. Participant aircraft pattern and limitations.
• 8. Concession areas.
• 9. Public accommodations (restrooms, first aid, etc.).
• 10. Tactical communications.
• 11. Additional aircraft communications.
• 12. Ground handling of aircraft and vehicles.
• 13. Personnel training and coordination.
• 14. Public address and communication.

B. The airport manager/airport operations supervisor may waive, approve, or require additional information or provision for any of the elements above, based upon the scope of the proposed event. (Ord. 1652 § B, 4-20-2004)